Executive Assistant II – GSN

Position Summary

Provides specialized and advanced support to the GSN Dean, Associate Dean and CE Program by performing complex and administrative and financial functions and enterprise wide support based once GSN’s strategic priorities.

About the Role

Manages communications and activities between GSN leadership and UMMS community ensuring items requiring follow-up are dealt with. Primary contact with various stakeholders, press and outside agencies/organizations providing information, explaining programs, policies and activities as related to administrative, fiscal, operational and personnel.

Responsibilities

• Attends with executives or as representative both internal and external meetings and special events providing follow up with outstanding issues and manages the communication process.
• Develops and prepares monthly management reports.
• Researches, collects and prepares information for use in discussions/meetings for executive.
• Arranges presentation materials for executive meetings.
• Keeps executive informed of pertinent information.
• Manages executive calendars, appointments, travel plans, records and files.
• Collaborates with internal staff to confirm executives schedule reflects strategic priorities.
• Coordinates with faculty and staff responding to requests on behalf of executive, ensuring a timely and appropriate response is received.
• Manages communications and activities between executives and faculty/staff making sure items requiring attention and follow-up are dealt with.
• Primary contact with other departments, customers, press and outside agencies/organizations for executive providing information, explaining programs, policies and activities as related to administrative, fiscal, operational and personnel.
• Participates in institutional committees and manages complex projects and initiatives for executives.
• Composes and distributes correspondences, notices, forms, memoranda, calendars, manuals, presentations, brochures and other related materials.
• Maintains confidentiality of information regarding business, reports and documents and uses discretion when disseminating the information.
• Supports the program director for the continuing education programs.
• Coordinates accreditation and reporting activities, ensuring timely submission of required documentation and compliance with institutional and accreditation requirements.
• Compiles monthly records of Deans professional activities to populate Annual Performance Review (APR).
• Coordinates travel for guests and logistics of various activities and special events.
• Responds to urgent emails during off hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management or Accounting or related field, or equivalent.
• 5 to 7 years of administrative and budgetary experience.
• Proficiency in use of PC, database, spreadsheet and word processing application software.
• Demonstrates excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Utilizes independent judgment.
• Prominent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to use discretion and good judgment while maintaining confidentiality.
• Demonstrated time management and problem-solving skills with ability to organize and prioritize workload, foresee problem areas and seek immediate action meeting deadlines.
• Previous project management experience desirable.

Qualifications

• Occasional travel to other UMMS locations and events.